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Actress Cynthia Nixon says son has come out as transgender - 660 CITYNEWS

Actress Cynthia Nixon says son has come out as transgender

by The Associated Press

Posted Jun 23, 2018 1:54 pm MST

Last Updated Jun 23, 2018 at 3:00 pm MST

FILE - In this June 13, 2018 file photo, Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon looks at the crowd as she introduced during a campaign event at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York. Nixon has announced that her 21-year-old son Seph Mozes has come out as transgender. The former "Sex and the City" star posted the announcement on her Instagram account on Friday, June 22 to mark the 14th annual Trans Day of Action. Nixon is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York's Democratic primary for governor. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

ALBANY, N.Y. – Actress and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon has announced that her oldest child has come out as transgender.

The former “Sex and the City” star posted the announcement on her Instagram account on Friday to mark the 14th annual Trans Day of Action. Her 21-year-old son Samuel Joseph Mozes, who goes by the nickname Seph, originally was named Samantha.

Seph is the child of Nixon and former partner Danny Mozes. Nixon also has a 15-year-old son with Mozes and a 7-year-old son with her wife, Christine Marinoni.

Nixon accompanied Friday’s announcement with an Instagram photo of herself with her son in his cap and gown at his graduation earlier this month from the University of Chicago.

Nixon is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York’s Democratic primary for governor.